How can Benny pretend to be a brave pirate when his pesky little sister, Penny, wants to tag along and is always asking for a hug? He tries to lose her, but when he does, he starts to feel a little lost himself. Penny proves her bravery, saves Benny from a bug, and gets the hug she wants.
Bestselling author Geoffrey Hayes has written and illustrated over forty children's books, including the extremely popular series of early readers Otto and Uncle Tooth, the classic Bear by Himself, the Patrick Bear books, and When the Wind Blew by Caldecott Medal-winning author Margaret Wise Brown.
His TOON Book series of Benny and Penny books has garnered multiple awards. In 2009, Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award given by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English.
- Part of the 5-book award-winning Benny and Penny Series by Geoffrey Hayes
- Doubles as a read aloud book with toddlers and a book young children can begin to read on their own.
- The perfect addition to Family Stories and Bullying classroom library collections for Grades K-2.
- Accompanying TOON into Reading CCSS-Aligned Lesson Plan and Activity Sheet (free download).
How can Benny pretend to be a brave pirate when his pesky little sister, Penny, wants to tag along?
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